A Biography of Ezra Thompson Clark

Ezra Clark, page 073

EZRA THOMPSON CLARK 73 and the responsibility of carrying them out placed upon my family in such a manner as to leave no doubt or misap- prehension in the minds of my wives or children and their families, I d esire that the following organization shall be effected : FIRST: I desire that the following shall constitute an executive committee: Joseph S. Clark, Edward B. Clark, and Amasa L. Clark, whose duties it shall be to act as arbitrators in all differences or disputes that may arise among members of my family; that the said committee by its chairman shall fix the dates for annual reunions and such other meetings as he may think proper and desirable. SECOND: I appoint as chairman, my son, Joseph S. Clark, and I place in his hands the sum of $. . . . . . to be used as a genealogical fund and for such other purposes as the execu- tive committee shall in their judgment deem necessary in making effectual these my final instructions to my family. THIRD : I appoint hereby Susie D. Clark, as family secre- tary and registrar, and Horace W. Clark as assistant, whose duty it shall be to keep in order a family record, and collect all items of family biographies and such history as shall be thought desirable for such record. FOURTH: In case of the death or incapacity of anyone of the executive committee to act, the other two may appoint a successor, and the executive committee is hereby author- ized upon the death or incapacity of the secretary to act, to appoint a successor. FIFTH: I desire that when the family meet in their an- nual reunion, that the executive committee shall hold spe- cial meetings for the purpose of hearing questions that may arise, and of giving assistance by way of counsel and advice to members of the family who may be laboring under